Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) Victim Services Division
TDCJ can assist victims with any post-conviction needs as well as notifications regarding offender status. TDCJ Victim Services also facilitates the Victim Offender Mediation Dialogue (VOMD) program as an opportunity for victims and survivors of violent crime to initiate an in-person meeting with their incarerated offender.
Phone: 800-848-4284
Email: victim.svc@tdcj.texas.gov
VINE - Victim Information Notification Everyday
A free, secure, and confidential way to access custody status and criminal case information. Register to access timely and reliable information about offenders or criminal cases.
Phone: 866-277-7477 (available 24/7)
Texas Youth Help Line
Provides free and confidential services to youth, their parents, and other family members of youth in crisis.
Phone/Text: 800-989-6884 (available 24/7)
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Provides 24/7 support to help survivors of domestic violence so they can live their lives free of abuse.
Phone: 800-799-SAFE (7233)
Text "START" to 88788
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
Provides services across the country to provide victim and survivors with the resources and emotional support required after the impact of a drunk or drugged driving crash.
Phone: 877-623-3435 (available 24/7)
National Elder Fraud Hotline
Free resource created by the U.S. Department of Justice to report fraud against anyone age 60 or older.
Phone: 833-372-8311
National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline
Provides 24/7 assistance to those involved in dating abuse relationships as well as concerned friends, siblings, parents, teachers, law enforcement members, and service providers.
Phone: 866-331-9474
Texas "LOVEIS" to 22522
National Sexual Assault Hotline
Phone: 800-656-4673 (available 24/7)
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Phone/Text: 988
National Human Trafficking Hotline
Phone: 888-373-7888
Text: 233733
National Organization for Parents of Murdered Children
For the families and friends of those who have died by violence.
Phone: 888-818-7662
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
Helps to find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization.
Phone: 800-843-5678 (available 24/7)
Victim Connect Resource Center
A referral helpline where crime victims can learn about their rights and options confidentially and compassionately.
Phone/Text: 855-484-2846
Texas Abuse Hotline
For reporting of suspicions of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of children, adults with disabilities, or people 65 years or older.
Phone: 800-252-5400
Texas Legal Services Center
Provides legal advice, advocacy, representation, and education to underserved people across the state.
Phone: 844-303-7233
Texas Advocacy Project
Provides survivors of dating and domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking with free legal services and access to the justice system.
Phone: 800-374-HOPE (4673)
Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas
Provides free legal help to low-income residents in 114 counties throughout North and West Texas.
Phone: 888-529-5277
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
Provides free legal services to low-income residents in 68 counties in Southwest Texas, as well as migrant and seasonal farm workers throughout the state.
Phone: 833-329-8752